Fragrance Hunter™Designer fragrance
Versace Eros
The original reads: citrus · green · fruity · floral · sweet · amber.
The genuine fragrance
Versace Eros
citrus · green · fruity · floral · sweet · amber
Accords cited from Ulta Beauty
The scent, note by note
How Versace Eros is built
Notes as published by Ulta Beauty, mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
The accessible option
Inspired by Versace Eros
Honest "smells-like" alternatives to Eros, ranked on shared cited accords then price, alongside the genuine original above, never in place of it. Where an alternative publishes no profile of its own, the accords shown are the original's.
The signature we're matching: Mint · Apple · Ambroxan. The distinctive notes that define Eros, from its cited pyramid.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
Versace Eros is the genuine fragrance here. It has no current retail offer showing, but the closest honest accessible version starts at $12.95, matched on Eros's cited citrus, green, fruity, floral, sweet, amber profile. The original still comes first; the alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.
Straight comparisons
Eros or one of these?
Eros or 1 Million?
Both read citrus, green, floral, amber. Eros leans fruity, sweet; 1 Million leans spicy, woody.
Eros or Acqua di Gio?
Both read citrus, green. Eros leans fruity, floral, sweet, amber; Acqua di Gio leans fresh, aromatic, woody.
Eros or Bleu de Chanel?
Both read citrus, sweet. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, amber; Bleu de Chanel leans woody.
Eros or Dylan Blue?
Both read citrus, fruity, floral, sweet. Eros leans green, amber; Dylan Blue leans fresh, spicy.
Eros or Fahrenheit?
Both read citrus, floral. Eros leans green, fruity, sweet, amber; Fahrenheit leans fresh, woody, leather.
Eros or Guilty?
Both read fruity, floral, amber. Eros leans citrus, green, sweet; Guilty leans spicy.
Eros or Guilty Pour Homme?
Both read citrus, floral. Eros leans green, fruity, sweet, amber; Guilty Pour Homme leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or La Nuit de L'Homme?
Both read citrus, sweet. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, amber; La Nuit de L'Homme leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or Le Beau?
Both read citrus, sweet. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, amber; Le Beau leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or Le Male?
Both read green, sweet. Eros leans citrus, fruity, floral, amber; Le Male leans aromatic.
Eros or Le Male Elixir?
Both read sweet, amber. Eros leans citrus, green, fruity, floral; Le Male Elixir leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or Man Eau Fraiche?
Both read citrus, fruity, amber. Eros leans green, floral, sweet; Man Eau Fraiche leans aromatic, woody, musky.
Eros or Ombre Leather?
Both read floral, amber. Eros leans citrus, green, fruity, sweet; Ombre Leather leans spicy, woody, leather.
Eros or Phantom?
Both read citrus, sweet. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, amber; Phantom leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or Sauvage?
Both read citrus, amber. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, sweet; Sauvage leans spicy, woody.
Eros or Toy Boy?
Both read citrus, fruity, floral, amber. Eros leans green, sweet; Toy Boy leans spicy, woody.
Eros or Ultra Male?
Both read citrus, green, fruity, sweet. Eros leans floral, amber; Ultra Male leans aromatic.
Eros or Uomo Born in Roma?
Both read floral. Eros leans citrus, green, fruity, sweet, amber; Uomo Born in Roma leans fresh, aromatic, spicy, woody.
Eros or Wanted?
Both read citrus. Eros leans green, fruity, floral, sweet, amber; Wanted leans spicy, woody.
Eros or Y?
Both read sweet. Eros leans citrus, green, fruity, floral, amber; Y leans aromatic, woody.
Eros or Yellow Diamond?
Both read citrus, fruity, floral, amber. Eros leans green, sweet; Yellow Diamond leans musky, woody.
Common questions
Where can I buy Versace Eros?
Versace Eros is the real designer fragrance, sold at most major retailers. When one of our partners carries it, a direct buy link shows up here. The "smells-like" alternatives below are for anyone who wants the profile for less.
What does Versace Eros smell like?
Versace Eros opens with Mint, Lemon and Apple; a heart of Tonka Bean, Ambroxan and Geranium; drying down to Vanilla, Vetiver, Oakmoss, Cedar and Cedar, from notes Ulta Beauty publishes. Those notes read as citrus, green, fruity, floral, sweet, amber, the coarse families Ulta Beauty cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Versace Eros cost?
a real 5ml sample is $2.97; the "smells-like" alternatives start around $12.95.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Eros?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Eros by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Eros, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Unbranded Versace Eros a good dupe for Eros?
Unbranded Versace Eros is the alternative we list first for Eros, ranked on shared cited accords then price, at $12.95. Most alternative houses publish no scent profile of their own, so for those we show the original's cited accords rather than claim an independently verified match. It's meant to evoke Eros, not replicate it, so we link the real bottle first and let you judge for yourself.
What fragrances share notes with Eros?
Creed Green Irish Tweed (shares Mint, Ambroxan, Geranium); Armaf Odyssey Mega (shares Mint, Geranium, Lemon); Armaf Sauville (shares Mint, Ambroxan, Lemon). These share specific notes with Eros, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Eros's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Eros, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Eros?
Eros reads as citrus, green, fruity, floral, sweet, amber. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Al Haramain Amber Oud Gold 999.9, Nishane Ani and Nishane Ani X nearby. We rank them by how many of Eros's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Eros, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.